]]>3515049resultpatterning instinct : a cultural history of humanitys search for meaningYLent, Jeremy R., 1960-Generic Other2017-02-21 00:00:002017-05-18 00:00:002017-05-23 00:00:00Lent, Jeremy R., 1960- author.by Jeremy R. Lent.Lent, Jeremy R., 1960- author.Lent, Jeremy R., 1960-by Jeremy R. Lent.Lent, Jeremy R., 1960- author.Lent, Jeremy R., 1960- author.Lent, Jeremy R., 1960- author.patterning instinct : a cultural history of humanitys search for meaningABBLFVLOLSMALNDRNTRLYW306.4 LEN201705182017-05-1820170518201702212017-05-23201705232017306.4306.400000306569 pages.569 pages.false37131183291459books"Explores key patterns of meaning underlying various cultures, from ancient times to the present, showing how values emerge from the ways in which cultures find meaning and how those values shape the future"--"This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world. It offers a glimpse into the minds of a vast range of different peoples: early hunter-gatherers and farmers, ancient Egyptians, traditional Chinese sages, the founders of Christianity, trail-blazers of the Scientific Revolution, and those who constructed our modern consumer society. Taking the reader on an archaeological exploration of the mind, the author, an entrepreneur and sustainability leader, uses recent findings in cognitive science and systems theory to reveal the hidden layers of values that form today's cultural norms. Uprooting the tired cliches of the science-religion debate, he shows how medieval Christian rationalism acted as an incubator for scientific thought, which in turn shaped our modern vision of the conquest of nature. The author probes our current crisis of unsustainability and argues that it is not an inevitable result of human nature, but is culturally driven: a product of particular mental patterns that could conceivably be reshaped. By shining a light on our possible futures, the book foresees a coming struggle between two contrasting views of humanity: one driving to a technological endgame of artificially enhanced humans, the other enabling a sustainable future arising from our intrinsic connectedness with each other and the natural world. This struggle, it concludes, is one in which each of us will play a role through the meaning we choose to forge from the lives we lead"--163388293497816338829359781633882935 1633882934101201735150490Social ScienceSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralEthnophilosophy.Human ecology.Meaning (Philosophy)Social norms.Sustainability--Social aspects.Ethnophilosophy.Human ecology.Meaning (Philosophy)Social norms.Sustainability--Social aspects.The patterning instinct : a cultural history of humanity's search for meaningThe patterning instinctpatterning instinct : a cultural history of humanitys search for meaningThe patterning instinct : a cultural history of humanity's search for meaningp_subject_topical (Substring/Phrase)p_subject_unaccented (Substring/Phrase)AnthropologyCulturalSocial aspectsBib RecordsAlbionBloor/GladstoneFairviewLillian H. SmithLockeMalvernNorthern DistrictRunnymedeToronto Reference LibraryYork WoodsBookRegular Print BookAnthropologyCulturalEthnophilosophyHuman ecologyMeaning (Philosophy)Social aspectsSocial normsSustainabilityRegular Print BooksToronto Reference LibraryLent, Jeremy R., 1960-2000 to present2016-2018Last 5 YearsYesAdult1YNoOver 180 Days1-100EnglishNon FictionEthnophilosophyHuman ecologyMeaning (Philosophy)Social normsSustainabilitySocial ScienceSocial Science > AnthropologySocial Science > Anthropology > General3515049Minimalism : a documentary about the important things http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca:80/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM3635131&R=3635131

]]>3635131resultMinimalism : a documentary about the important thingsYD'Avella, MattGeneric Other2017-11-30 00:00:000000-00-00 00:00:002017-11-30 00:00:00http://torontopl.kanopystreaming.com/node/332667|Cover Image|https://www.kanopystreaming.com/node/332667/external-imageKanopy (Firm),The Video Project (Firm),D'Avella, Matt, film director.D'Avella, MattD'Avella, Matt, film director.Kanopy (Firm),The Video Project (Firm),Minimalism : a documentary about the important thingsTPLXX(3635131.1)201711300000-00-000201711302017-11-302017113020171 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes):falsemoviesTitle from title frames.Originally produced by The Video Project in 2016.Can true happiness and success be measured by material possessions? What is the personal and global impact of our consumer culture? Is there an alternative? Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many aspects of the growing "minimalist" movement that is challenging compulsory consumerism and seeking a different path. The authors of two best-selling books on minimalism, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, take viewers on a road trip across America that reveals the core ideas behind minimalism and meets people who share their transformational stories. Millburn and Nicodemus are friends from college who lived the corporate rat race only to find that it never really brought them happiness. Though their paychecks grew, the void in their lives remained the same. Each had their own personal breaking point that moved them away from the consumer lifestyle. From architects, designers, and musicians, to businessmen, authors, and families, the film explores the ways that many different types of people are attempting to live simpler, more meaningful lives, and their varied motivations for doing so. Among the leading voices in the minimalist movement the film visits with are: sociologist/author Juliet Schor, Zen Habit's Leo Babauta, Becoming Minimalist's Joshua Becker, neuroscientist/author Sam Harris, and Colin Beavan, aka "No Impact Man". Each lends their experience living a minimalist life and delves into the environmental, social and psychological wake that is the result of compulsive consumerism.Mode of access: World Wide Web.133266610201736351310Simplicity.Sustainability.Simplicity.Sustainability.Minimalism : a documentary about the important things.MinimalismMinimalism : a documentary about the important thingsMinimalism : a documentary about the important things.A Kanopy streaming videoCover Imagehttp://torontopl.kanopystreaming.com/node/332667https://www.kanopystreaming.com/node/332667/external-imagep_subject_topical (Substring/Phrase)p_subject_unaccented (Substring/Phrase)Bib RecordsAgincourtAlbert CampbellAlbionAlderwoodAmesbury ParkAnnette StreetArmour HeightsBarbara FrumBayviewBeachesBendaleBlack CreekBloor/GladstoneBrentwoodBridlewoodBrookbanksBurrows HallCedarbraeCentennialCity HallCliffcrestCollege/ShawDanforth/CoxwellDavenportDawes RoadDeer ParkDon MillsDownsviewDufferin/St.ClairEatonvilleEglinton SquareElmbrook ParkEvelyn GregoryFairviewFlemingdon ParkForest HillFort YorkGerrard/AshdaleGoldhawk ParkGuildwoodHigh ParkHighland CreekHillcrestHome Library ServicesHumber BayHumber SummitHumberwoodJane/DundasJane/SheppardJonesKennedy/EglintonLeasideLillian H. SmithLockeLong BranchMain StreetMalvernMaria A. ShchukaMaryvaleMcGregor ParkMimico CentennialMorningsideMount DennisMount PleasantNew TorontoNorth York Central LibraryNorthern DistrictNorthern ElmsOakwood Village Library and Arts CentrePalmerstonPape/DanforthParkdaleParliament StreetPerth/DupontPleasant ViewPort UnionQueen/SaulterRexdaleRichviewRiverdaleRunnymedeS. Walter StewartSandersonScarborough Civic CentreSpadina RoadSt. Clair/SilverthornSt. James TownSt. LawrenceSteelesSwansea MemorialTaylor MemorialThorncliffeTodmorden RoomToronto Reference LibraryUrban AffairsVictoria VillageWestonWoodside SquareWoodview ParkWychwoodYork WoodsYorkvilleeVideoSimplicitySustainabilityeVideoeVideoD'Avella, Matt2000 to present2016-2018Last 5 YearsNoAdult0YNoKanopy (Firm),The Video Project (Firm),Past 180 DaysPast 90 Days1-100SimplicitySustainabilityEnglish3635131farmers road http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca:80/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM3483751&R=3483751

]]>3549511resultpatterning instinct : a cultural history of humanitys search for meaningYLent, Jeremy R., 1960-Generic Other2017-05-25 00:00:000000-00-00 00:00:002017-05-25 00:00:00http://toronto.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=91290AD4-EBBA-4294-9EB7-CC1082761C91https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=91290ad4-ebba-4294-9eb7-cc1082761c91&.epub-sample.overdrive.comOverDrive, Inc., distributor.Lent, Jeremy R., 1960- author.by Jeremy R. Lent.Lent, Jeremy R., 1960- author.Lent, Jeremy R., 1960-by Jeremy R. 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Taking the reader on an archaeological exploration of the mind, the author, an entrepreneur and sustainability leader, uses recent findings in cognitive science and systems theory to reveal the hidden layers of values that form today's cultural norms. Uprooting the tired cliches of the science-religion debate, he shows how medieval Christian rationalism acted as an incubator for scientific thought, which in turn shaped our modern vision of the conquest of nature. The author probes our current crisis of unsustainability and argues that it is not an inevitable result of human nature, but is culturally driven: a product of particular mental patterns that could conceivably be reshaped. By shining a light on our possible futures, the book foresees a coming struggle between two contrasting views of humanity: one driving to a technological endgame of artificially enhanced humans, the other enabling a sustainable future arising from our intrinsic connectedness with each other and the natural world. This struggle, it concludes, is one in which each of us will play a role through the meaning we choose to forge from the lives we lead"--9781633882942 (electronic bk.)9781633882942 (electronic bk.)10191290AD4-EBBA-4294-9EB7-CC1082761C91201735495111Social Science / Anthropology / CulturalEthnophilosophy.Human ecology.Meaning (Philosophy)Social norms.Sustainability--Social aspects.Ethnophilosophy.Human ecology.Meaning (Philosophy)Social norms.Sustainability--Social aspects.The patterning instinct : a cultural history of humanity's search for meaningThe patterning instinctpatterning instinct : a cultural history of humanitys search for meaningThe patterning instinct : a cultural history of humanity's search for meaningClick here to accessClick here to access excerpthttp://toronto.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=91290AD4-EBBA-4294-9EB7-CC1082761C91https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=91290ad4-ebba-4294-9eb7-cc1082761c91&.epub-sample.overdrive.comp_subject_topical (Substring/Phrase)p_subject_unaccented (Substring/Phrase)Social aspectsBib RecordsAgincourtAlbert CampbellAlbionAlderwoodAmesbury ParkAnnette StreetArmour HeightsBarbara FrumBayviewBeachesBendaleBlack CreekBloor/GladstoneBrentwoodBridlewoodBrookbanksBurrows HallCedarbraeCentennialCity HallCliffcrestCollege/ShawDanforth/CoxwellDavenportDawes RoadDeer ParkDon MillsDownsviewDufferin/St.ClairEatonvilleEglinton SquareElmbrook ParkEvelyn GregoryFairviewFlemingdon ParkForest HillFort YorkGerrard/AshdaleGoldhawk ParkGuildwoodHigh ParkHighland CreekHillcrestHome Library ServicesHumber BayHumber SummitHumberwoodJane/DundasJane/SheppardJonesKennedy/EglintonLeasideLillian H. 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